AI Turbocharges Cyberattacks, Forces a New Era for Defense

TL;DR
AI is dramatically reshaping cybersecurity by acting as a force multiplier for attackers—enabling fast, scalable phishing, credential theft, voice cloning and prompt-injection across multiple models—while defenders deploy AI-powered defenses. The landscape is highly asymmetric, with attackers able to outpace patching and discover zero-days more quickly, all amid evolving defense strategies from major players like Microsoft, as the future remains uncertain.
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